The tragedy behind #Prince's children - and how he did not acknowledge son's death

The music superstar - who has died at the age of 57 - suffered a number of tragic losses in his life

He led a colourful life as one of the world's biggest music stars - but behind Prince's success was a number of tragic losses.

The Purple Rain singer - who was found dead today aged 57 - tragically lost two children during his marriage to Mayte Garcia .

The pair's relationship began in 1996 but ended just four years later, with Mayte revealing how the deaths ripped their marriage apart.

Mayte fell pregnant shortly after their wedding on Valentine’s Day, 1996, in Prince’s home town of Minneapolis.


But their son Boy Gregory died just a week after birth due to Pfeiffer syndrome, a rare defect of the skull.

That loss, followed by a miscarriage not long afterwards, tore the grieving couple apart.

She told the Mirror: "To lose two babies is really scary... it really caught on me emotionally, physically, everything. It took me at least 15 years to get over it and still, to this day, I miss my son.

"I believe a child dying between a couple either makes you stronger or it doesn’t. For me, it was very, very hard to move forward and for us as a couple I think it probably broke us.”

Bizarrely, within days of losing their son the couple went on the Oprah Winfrey show and pretended he was still alive, giving her a tour of his playroom.

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